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THURSDAY, MAY 2, 1985

+THIS CONSULTATION IS VERY USEFUL IN THAT IT GIVES THE URBAN COUNCIL AND THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT A BETTER IDEA OF THE NEEDS AND THE TYPES OF FACILITIES BEST SUITED FOR THE DISTRICT AS YOU SEE THEM.+

MISS SHUM ALSO EXPLAINED TO THE MEMBERS THE CONSTRAINTS AND COMPLICATIONS INVOLVED IN THE PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE VERY WIDE RANGE OF PROJECTS.

DURING THE ENSUING DISCUSSIONS WHICH LASTED FOR OVER TWO HOURS, MEMBERS TOOK A KEEN INTEREST IN A NUMBER OF PROJECTS AND URGED THE DEPARTMENT TO UPGRADE THEM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

THESE INCLUDED THE COOKED-FOOD CENTRE AT HING LUNG STREET, THE REPROVISIONING OF THE CENTRAL MARKET, THE CHUN SING COMPLEX AND THE SMITHFIELD ROAD COMPLEX.

MISS SHUM UNDERTOOK TO TAKE THEIR VIEWS INTO CONSIDERATION AND TO MAKE ADJUSTMENT WHEREVER POSSIBLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEIR WISHES,

UNDER THE URBAN COUNCIL'S WORKS PROGRAMME FOR BACH DISTRICT, PROJECTS ARE CLASSIFIED INTO FOUR CATEGORIES – COMMITTED, READY, ADVANCED PLANNING AND PRELIMINARY PLANNING.

EXCEPT FOR THE COMMITTED AND READY PROJECTS, EACH ITEM IS TENTATIVELY GIVEN A HIGH, MEDIUM OR LOW PRIORITY.

AFTER HAVING CONSULTED ALL TEN URBAN DISTRICT BOARDS J AND WHERE POSSIBLE AMENDED THE PLANNING PROPOSALS ACCORDING TO MEMBERS' VIEWS, THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT WILL PRESENT ITS FINALISED DRAFT CAPITAL WORKS PROGRAMME TO THE COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL.

THEN, FOLLOWING RATIFICATION BY THE COUNCIL, THE RESPECTIVÉ DISTRICT BOARDS WILL BE INFORMED OF THE FINALISED DEVELOPMENT PLANS FOR THEIR DISTRICTS.

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